tailieunhanh - A CENTURY OF ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE: Planning Long-Term Research in the Gulf of Alaska

This report is in response to a request from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council to review the Gulf of Alaska Ecosystem Monitoring and Research Program (GEM). To ensure that the GEM program is based on a science plan that is robust, far-reaching, and scientifically sound, the Trustee Council asked the National Academies to serve as an independent advisor. The Academies appointed a special committee and charged it to review the scope and content of the program as it evolved. To meet this charge our committee reviewed Trustee Council planning documents and met with their representatives and with individuals representing various communities and user groups of the Gulf. | A CENTURY OF Wi ECOSYSTEM Planning Long-Term Research in the Gulf of Alaska A CENTURY OF ECOSYSTEM SceNCE Planning Long-Term Research in the Gulf of Alaska Committee to Review the Gulf of Alaska Ecosystem Monitoring Program Polar Research Board Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology Division on Earth and Life Studies National Research Council NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS Washington . NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS 2101 Constitution Avenue . Washington DC 20418 NOTICE The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance. This study was supported by Contract Grant No. CMRC WASC NOAA 50ABNF-0-00013 BAA00360 between the National Academy of Sciences and Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council. Any opinions findings conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author s and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project. International Standard Book Number 0-309-08473-3 Copies of this report are available from Polar Research Board TNA 751 500 5th Street NW Washington DC 20001 202-334-3479 or National Academy Press 2101 Constitution Avenue NW Lockbox 285 Washington DC 20055 800-624-6242 202-334-3313 in the Washington metropolitan area http Cover The background is a SeaWiFS satellite image showing the brilliant phytoplankton bloom in the Gulf of Alaska. This photo was provided by the SeaWiFS Project National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center and ORBIMAGE. The second image the inlay of the two Orcas Orcinus orca affectionately known as Maverick and his wingman Iceman was taken in June 1992 by Retired .